String Quartet No. 2

Milton Babbitt · 1916–2011 · American

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 9 · Virtuoso — about FRSM / FTCL, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Full work
Length: About 13 min
Composed: 1954
Era: 20th century

Notes

Early twelve-tone quartet; rhythm and pitch are organised by the same series

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